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TEACHER FOR THE DAY (Space Science Performance Task)

Teacher For The Day Created by M. Schuler 2016 orcid.org/0000-0002-5659-0164 Following is a STEM based lesson - with a performance task NGSS Standards: Students who demonstrate understanding can: MS-ESS1-1. Develop and use a model   of the Earth-sun-moon system   to describe   the cyclic patterns of   lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.    [Clarification Statement: Examples of models can be physical, graphical, or conceptual.] MS-ESS1-2. Develop and use a model to describe   the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the   solar system.  [Clarification Statement: Emphasis for the model is on gravity as the force that holds together the solar system and Milky Way galaxy and controls orbital motions within them. Examples of models can be physical (such as the analogy of distance along a football field or computer visualizations of elliptical orbits) or conceptual (such ...

Policy Analysis: Smart Policy for Smart Phones

Notre Dame of Maryland University School of Education EDU 622 Education and Policy Analysis for Changing Schools Name: Michele Schuler Evolution of a Policy Date of Submission 5/1/17 ORCID ID#0000-0002-5659-0164 Honor Code: I hereby affirm that I have neither given nor received any help on this assignment. Electronic Signature  Michele Schuler Smart Policy for Smartphones:Social Media in Schools by Michele Schuler, MA Social Media is a phenomena of the 21st century,that has policy makers and school boards across the country in reactionary mode, as social media evolves. Oxford Dictionary provides this definition for social media, “noun. Websites and software programs used for social networking, ... Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter are changing the way people communicate, work, and shop.” In the late 1990’s, the technology of the cell phone, began to evolve and after the attacks of New York on 9-11-01, the demand for c...